Is pedophilia a mental illness or is it a sexual orientation?

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Best Answer: That is an interesting question. It is easy to just say that people who have as what most would see as deviant sexual fetishes are mentally ill but maybe it is an unfortunate sexual orientation. I knew a guy who had done 2 prison terms for paedophilia against small girls around 6 years old. He is now voluntarily taking castration medication that is supposed to kill the sexual urges but says it only dulls them. He says he does not want to molest the little girls anymore and does everything to avoid situations where little girls may end up alone with him.
So I don't really know the answer to your question but it does worry me that it is a sexual orientation.

I'd be a hypocrite if I were to call it a mental illness and then claim that homosexuality is merely a sexual orientation. I believe it's a sexual orientation however that doesn't justify acting on vile behavior. I think pedophiles should be executed. I don't believe they have the potential to change. It's the kindest thing you can do for them and the children.

Sexual orientations involves loving, committed relationships between equals; something that is obviously absent in pedophilia. Children aren't mentally mature enough for relationships period, never mind with an adult. A pedophile who acts on their urges is a child molester, plain and simple. Medical treatment is available for these people.

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Mental illness, don't listen to all those people saying it's called pedosexual, they're just trying to mainstream a mental illness